LinkedIn has introduced clearer visibility metrics, but most professionals still misunderstand what they are actually measuring. Profile appearances and profile views may sound similar, yet they represent two very different stages of visibility. If you are serious about positioning, opportunities, or brand growth, understanding this distinction is essential. Profile appearances refer to how often your …
For more than a decade, digital strategy followed a predictable formula. You chose a keyword, analyzed its volume, optimized headings and metadata, and tried to rank as high as possible in Google’s traditional results. That model worked when discovery meant scrolling through blue links. It works less and less now. According to Gartner, traditional search …
LinkedIn’s ecosystem continues to evolve under the influence of AI-driven discovery. From new guidance on optimizing content for generative search, to a shift in marketing measurement frameworks, to expanded safeguards against recruitment scams – the platform is adjusting across visibility, strategy, and trust. Here’s what’s changing and why it matters. LinkedIn Introduces a Guide to …
LinkedIn and ProAPIs, a startup accused of unlawfully scraping data from the Microsoft-owned careers platform, have reached an “agreement in principle” to settle the dispute, according to a court filing in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Bloomberg reported that the parties are working out settlement details and that terms were …
There was a time when LinkedIn felt like a calm professional space. Today, for many people, it feels closer to an endless conference hallway — loud, crowded, and constantly asking for attention. If you feel tired just opening the app, you’re not alone. LinkedIn fatigue isn’t about disliking the platform. It’s about cognitive overload, performance …
Something subtle but important is changing in how careers are built — and how value is measured. Autonomy is becoming more attractive, skills are being verified in new ways, and professional platforms are tightening their role as both infrastructure and signal. In this edition of LinkedLetter, we look at a few developments that point to …
LinkedIn is expanding the Premium experience with perks that go beyond job search. Eligible members now get three months of complimentary YouTube Premium and Spotify, framing Premium as a subscription for learning, focus, and staying sharp in a fast-changing world of work. What’s changing This update comes alongside Premium’s growing use of AI-powered profile tools, …
LinkedIn is making a major shift in how it develops early-career product talent. The company is ending its traditional Associate Product Manager (APM) program and replacing it with a new Associate Product Builder track – designed to train hires to code, design, and manage products end-to-end. What’s changing Instead of preparing early PMs mainly for …
On 5 December, a Cloudflare outage briefly disrupted several major services, including LinkedIn, alongside other large platforms. Cloudflare reported issues affecting dashboards and APIs, followed by gradual recovery – but not before users across the web felt the ripple effect. What happened This wasn’t an isolated incident. It was the second global outage in two …
As LinkedIn continues to grow as a trusted professional platform, it is increasingly becoming a target for sophisticated phishing attacks. According to reporting by Bleeping Computer, scammers are now exploiting LinkedIn’s comment system to distribute fake “reply” messages that impersonate the platform itself. These deceptive comments appear directly under LinkedIn posts and warn users about …
